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EIGHT MEDFORD (OREGON) Commission Calls Special Meeting to Consider Rezoning A special meeting was set for Sept. 16 by the city planning commission last night to con tinue for further study consid eration of a request for change of zone from multiple family to limited commercial for a block in the Fruitdale addition. The request to rezone the block, which is southeast of property on which a new shop ping center is planned, came to the commission two meetings go. Last night's session was a continued hearing. - Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Sneed, 229 North Keene Way dr., are the main petitioners for the change. If the area is rezoried,' they plan to have a service station erected on the northwest corner. The area is bordered by Jack son, Genessee. and Hawthorne sts. and Sherman ave. Recommend Rezoning The commission recommend ed to the city council that three lots on the corner of Highland dr. and Siskiyou blvd., includ ing the Highland market, be re zoned from single family to lim ited commercial. Six other matters concerning land areas came before the com mission last night. A public hearing was contin ued on a request for change of zone from single family to lim Misguided Homing Instinct Apparent in White Pigeon An unidentified fat, white pigeon with a misguided homing instinct apparently has made its home with a Medford family. Leigh Gustison, 54 Summit ave., a salesman for Dean-Taylor Pontiac company, reports the bird alighted on the roof of his house about two weeks ago. Since then, it has disappeared during daytime, but returned every afternoon or early eve ning. Sunday, Gustison stalked and caught the creature with a fish net while it rested on the eaves of the house. He read the num ber on a metal band around one of its legs, then released it. - The number, 52-X2657, meant nothing to William Hardin, pres ident of the Grants Pass Racing Pigeon club. Hardin told the Have Many Uses 7283 Any one of these doilies is a fine shower or hostess gift Every woman would like to own them they have many uses. Pattern 7283: Crochet direc tions for 3 doilies: square 9; round 9M; oval Bl-ixlS1 inches. They fit in any style home. Send Thiriy-five cents (coins) for this pattern add 5 cents for each pattern for lst-class mail ing. Send to Medford Mail Trib une, Household Arts Dept., P.O. Box 168, Old Chelsea Station, New York 11, N.Y. Print plainly NAME. ADDRESS. PATTERN NUMBER. A bonus for our readers: two FREE patterns, printed in our new Alice Brooks Needlecraft Book for 1957! Plus a variety of designs to order crochet, knit ting, embroidery, huck weaving, toys, dolls, others. Send 25 cents for your copy of this needlecraft book now! I Am Pleased to Announce the Opening of My New DENTAL OFFICE at 922 E. Main Dr. II. II. Bresee o Phone SP 2-2756 (Formerly in Medical Center BIdg.) MAIL TRIBUNE ited commercial for property at the corner of Delta Waters rd. and Crater Lake highway. A public hearing was called for the next regular meeting on a petition for change of zone from single family to multiple family for a district on Berry dale ave. The commission asked the en gineering department to draw up maps to consider a request for vacation of an alley in the Consolidated addition. A request for approval of a tentative plat for the Laursen-Gregg subdivi sion was continued. A request from Sears, Roe buck and company to vacate an alley on property at the corner of Tenth st. and Riverside ave., was recommended to the city council for approval. Tentative approval was given a plat of a 60-acre area outside the city owned by A. C. Pierce, Pierce Heights. Pierce appeared before the commission to re quest tentative approval so roads could be constructed this fall. Commissioners Hugh Cole man and Allan Perry reported that no action could be taken at this time on annexation of prop erty east of South Riverside ave. They were appointed to study the matter at the last meeting. Mail Tribune the number is not listed in records of the country's two pigeon racing organizations, the International Federation and the American Union. Local clubs in Eugene, Port land and Salem have been fly ing birds (by airline) to Med ford, to be released here for races home. In fact, this is the pigeon racing season. But the Gustison Dieeon's identification resembles none of these. Gustison is undecided about what to do. His last thought on the matter was to "catch it and give it to some kid to' pen up." Cascade Chapter of OAN Is Organized The Medford Cascade chapter of the Oregon 'Association of Nurserymen was granted ap proval at the state convention in Gearheart last week, J. Ver non Marshall and Marcel Le- Piniec, local chapter delegates, said. Marshall, secretary- treasurer of the local group, said the con vention was held to adopt a new form of state government for the OAN. Up to this time the group was one large organiza tion that met only twice a year. Now the group is divided into local chapters, which will meet to discuss local problems more often. Other members of the Cascade chapter are LePiniec, president; Elwood Stanfield, vice president, and Allen Baker, Carl Fowler, Lewis Blyth and C. E. Moyer, board of directors. The Cascade chapter is com posed of all nurserymen in southern Oregon counties, Mar shall said. Subcommittee Plans Meeting Tonight Representatives of major mills and forestry groups will meet tonight with the watershed man agement subcommittee of the county court's Water Resource's committee, according to Ms. Katheryn E. Hefferman, chair man. The subcommittee, made up of ranchers, stockmen, foresters and farmers, has had a series of meetings and are making prog ress toward a complete report early in October. Emphasis at tonight's meeting will be placed on formulating" workable plans in the watershed management field for the lum ber industry. Such matters as reforestation, roads, water pol lution and a host of other ques tions will be discussed. Also various section committees of this watershed management group will bring in reports. The meeting will be at 7:30 p.m. at the Soil Conservation of fice on Riverside ave., Medford. On of the huge waterwheel generators of the Grand Coulee dam weighs more than two mil- Uion pounds. Tuesday, September 10, 1957 Fisherman Rescues Boys Off Island Longview, Wash. OP) Two 13-year-old Aloha, Ore., boys were rescued from Sand island in the Columbia river Monday by a Longview fisherman, after the youngsters had been strand ed on the island Sunday after noon. Clad only in swimming suits the pair, Jerry Boucher and Gary Miller, were taken to Kel so, Wash., where their worried parents were contacted through the Cowlitz county juvenile pro bation officer. The boys said they had left in a rowboat Sunday morning from Goble on a fishing trip. The boat was swamped in rough water, they said. Three Persons Die In Auto Collision Near Cottage Grove Cottage Grove, Ore. OP) Three persons, including an Ellensburg, Wash., doctor and his baby son, died in a head-on collision near here Monday aft ernoon and two others were injured, one critically, one mile north of Walker-Saginaw junc tion. Dead were Dr. Wayne S. Wad dington, 35, Ellensburg, his 3-month-old son Carl, and Wil lard C. Mitchell, 42, Eugene. Mitchell, paralyzed from the waist down as a result of a traf fic accident "many years ago," had been driving his car equipped with a special gearshift mechanism on highway 99 south when a car ahead of him slowed down for a third vehicle pulling a stock car racer. Brakes Applied Mitchell applied his brakes, a witness said, skidded into the opposite traffic lane and crash ed head-on into the Waddington car, whose passengers included Mrs. Waddington and the Wad- dington's 4-year-old son, Paul Francis. Mitchell, who had been thrown to the pavement, died instantly. The Waddington infant died in the wreckage, and Dr. Wadding ton died soon after arrival at a Cottage Grove hospital, police said. Paul and Mrs. Waddington were taken to Sacred Heart hos pital at Eugene, where the boy's condition was listed as critical. The woman's condition was fair, hospital attendants said. (to MS um scores of other bargains in this big circular. . . Watch for it! Major Fair Events Take $30,430 More Than One Year Ago Salem HP The five major events of the 92nd Oregon State Fair made $30,430 more than lajt year, according to State Fair Manager Howard Maple. Receipts from general attend ance, race attendance, pari mu tuel betting, the night revue and the horse show rodeo to taled 51,014,489 compared with S984.059 for the same events a year ago. The' fair closed at mid night Saturday. Maple said auditors were still working on figures for 29 other divisions of the fair and will not be through until mid-week. The gate take this year was $103,116 as against $88,564 last year. Part of the increase was due to charging 50 cents admis sion until the gates closed each night. In 1956, prices dropped to 25 cents after 6 p.m. Attendance Down Estimated total attendance at the fair was 342,722 this time compared to 347,870 in 1956. Paid attendance was also higher last year, hitting 208,722 com pared with 206,230 this year. Parimutal take was up from $812,870 to $836,295 this year. Revue attendance was 25,642 with recepits of $36,228 this year compared with last year's 23,549 customers and receipts of $33,155. The horse show-rodeo drew 20,657 persons and made $23, 509 this year compared with 24,481 persons and $34,548 re cepits last year. Incomplete figures showed that about $11,000 was made on the Portland zoo exhibit. Malheur Farmers May Get Payments Ontario, Ore. (IP! Malheur county farmers may jeceive some $300,000 in land ravage payments as a result of a deci sion by the Agriculture depart ment in Washington make pay ments retroactive to the time of the Vale flood last February. Rep. Al Ullman (D.-Ore.) made the announcement in a letter to Dr. C. R. Van Patten, cochair amn of the Malheur county Democratic central committee. Ullman said he had been working closely with Rep. Jamie Whitten (D.-Miss.) and other members of the appropriations committee, and that the pay ments will come in the "very near future.". MONTGOMERY WARD w . r Hurricane Carrie Churning Atlantic Miami (IP! Hurricane Car rie churned through the South Atlantic about 1,900 miles from the U. S. mainland today pack ing a punch equal to "three at omic bombs every 30 seconds." The storm's movement was slow during the night, but winds had built up to 160 miles an hour. In its advisory at 6 a.m. (EDT) the San Juan, Puerto Rico, wea ther bureau placed the storm at 970 miles east-northeast of . San Juan, P.R. The 160-mile winds cover an area near the center, according to a Navy "hurricane hunter" plane that flew into the storm Monday night and remained in the area early to day. The storm's speed was chart ed at about nine miles an hour and its direction west-northwest. Motorists Reminded Of Crossing Laws All motorists are required to stop at electric signals at rail road crossings, even if it is safe to proceed, according to police chief Charles P. Champlin. The law requires that at cross ings protected by flashing elec tric signals cars may cross with out stopping when the signals are not in operation, but when signals are operating, all ve hicles must stop and then pro ceed if intersection is clear. Regular stop signs at cross ings must also be obeyed, the chief added. He said all vehicles failing to stop while electric sig nals are operating at a railroad crossing will be given citations. One Injured in Traffic Accident Sidney Lowell Cordiner, 60, of box 63, Camp White, suffered head lacerations and leg injur ies when the pickup truck in which he was riding went out of control and struck a telephone pole near the Starlite Drive-in theater on Highway 99 about 9:40 p.m. yesterday, according to state police. The driver, James Leon Bless ings, 25, of 1865 Barnett rd., Medford, was cited for violation of basic rule, police said. The truck was traveling south, approaching a highway construc tion barricade, when the acci dent happened, police said. Another passenger in the ve hicle left the scene without leaving his name, police said. SALE STARTS SEPTEMBER 11th MEWS NYLON WORK SOCKS Regular 3 pairs for .15. Lined with Q cotton for more absorbency and greater comfort, easier laundering! nu White or colors. Men's sizes 10 to 13. IUI REG. 3 FOR 2.89 Made of soft, absorbent combed cot ton. Durable nylon reinforced neck. taped shoolder seams.. .won stretch out of shape.-Men's S 15 DENIER SEAMLESS NYLONS Words lowest price ever. Weor your own suntan! Never a marring crooked seam. Reinforced heels, toes. Fall's newest colors. Women's 8'i-11. SAVE 40 ON Full cut ond smooth fitting elastic leg M briefs are reg. 79c a pair. Wash and . dry in a wink and need no ironing. Xam White and colors. Women's S M L IUl SAVE ON COTTON FLANNEL Regularly 49c yd. Eosy-to-work-with O flannelette for the coziest sleep weor, wrappers, or boys' shirts. Prints, soTTds. 36. Subscriptions to Mercy Lagging Behind, Directors Told Trustees of Mercy Flights Inc., were told at their quarter ly meeting last night that sub scriptions to the non-profit air ambulance corporation are lag ging this summer. Collections during the sum mer have met current expenses, board members were told, but operating capital necessary to carry the organization through the winter is still lacking. It is renewals of the pre-paid subscriptions that have fallen behind, according to George Milligan, chairman and found er of the unique service. Ordin arily, renewals run about 90 per cent each year, but the per centage' for July and August is well below this figure, he said. Emergency Service The subscriptions, which for $4 per family unit or $2 per individual, provide free emer gency air ambulance service within a 400-mile radius, are the chief source of continuing operating income for the organ ization, it was explained. Fees charged non-subscribers provide supplementary income, but not enough to meet all operating costs. The board, in discussing the situation, came to the conclu sion that most subscribers fully intend to renew, but that most of them have simply "put it off," and need reminding about the service, and the fact that it is their small subscriptions that keep Mercy Flights operating. During 1950, the first year of operations, 13 patients were carried. During 1956, the num ber had grown to 153, or an average of about three each week. The 1957 rate is about the same or a little higher, the trustees were told. Two Planes In Service . The air ambulance service now has two planes in service, both two-engine Beechcraft, and is completing purchase of a third, a twin-engine Cessna for shorter flights, particularly into small airfields such as those at Agness or Gold Beach, which are dangerously short for the heavier aircraft. Plans for Mercy Flights, Inc., were formulated just eight years ago this month, and during the fall and winter of 1949 a fund raising drive was conducted with the- cooperation of many individuals and service clubs. The first plane, a twin-engine Cessna, was purchased in De cember of that year, and was refitted and placed in service in January. Six other planes have been in use at one time or another since then. The Beeches were obtained from Air Force OPEN MONDAYS 'TIL 9 S E KS OT T-SHIRTS 33)50 C pair NYLON BRIEFS. Wash FasHy JU9m n (DKDlc surplus stocks, and have permit ted the service to expand its op erations. Safety Record Mercy Flights has a safety record which has drawn praise from the Civil Aeronautics ad ministration. No passenger or pilot has ever been injured seri ously, and the only accident was a minor one when a plane with out a passenger ground-looped on the bumpy Ashland air strip fpur years ago. All approved flight safety regulations are ob served by the organization and its volunteer pilots. The board was told that the financial situation is not yet serious, but that subscriptions would have to be renewed at a better rate, or service would have o be curtailed during the winter. It was decided to begin a stepped-up campaign of infor mation and solicitation to ask prompt renewal of subscrip tions, and to solicit new ones. The board reelected the pres IT'S A HIT! BEDFORD'S FIRST REAL DAIRY DRIVE-HI Like Farm Fresh Products? Like To Save Time? The Village Dairy-Smith's Drive in Offers the Easy Way. 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